Oar and paddle holder and lock



July 28, 1931. F. L. MATTHEWS CAR AND PADDLE HOLDER AND LOCK Filed Jan.15, 1930 FIG v INVENTOR FRANK L.MATTHEWS Wwr BY J/LZZU/ ATTORNEYSPatented July 28, 1931 rnnnx L. MArrnnws, or VBALIQOA, CALlIFQBNIA A3AND PAnnLE HOLDER. AND LOCK Application filed January 15. 1930. SerialNo. 421,052.

My invention pertains to an oar and paddle holder lock. V

invention is a holder of the type which may 'be attached to a wall,partition Tl or the like, or to a ceiling orthe underside of the deck ofa paddles.

In this type of .holder, an object of my invention isade'vice which willhold a pair o'f'oar's or' a pair of padd les at the same time, 'or-asingle oar or single paddle and to' ""ha've a resiliently mountedholding element which will exert a pressure on the oar or paddle toretain these-in proper place 1 andin'which the holding element maybedisplaced in" a rotational maner to allow insertion of removal ofthe oaror paddle;

A furtherobject of my invention'is having the holding element mountedon-a noncircular post, preferably a squared post, so thatsuch' elementmay be shifted to right angular positions; in one position holdingthe'oa'rs or paddles in position in the holder and in the other positionallowing removal 1 ofsuch articles. In'thi'sconne'ction a feature of myinvention is forming a holder with a base and a central post withtwolaterally extending arms, there being a curvedrecess between thepost, the base and the arms to accommodate the round portion of the oarsor paddles and on the post there is mounted a yokeor cross bar which isslidable on the post. The post and the yoke interengage preferably by'the post being squared i and the yoke having a square socket so thatwhen the yoke is in alignment with the base it may retain the oars orpaddles in position, and when at right angles allows insertion orremoval of such'ar'ticles.

viding the post witha spring bearing on the yokeand thus thrusting theyoke tightly against the oars or paddles. This therefore manner oflocking the holder.

boat, to hold oars or Another feature of my invention is pro forming thepost with a fixed head and to retain the spring bearing against theyoke. 'Another object ofmy invention is in the This comprises formingone of the arms of sufficient length so that it overlaps one of" thelateral extensions of the yoke and'forming preferably a circular holeand an overlapping slot in these members so that thering of'a padlockmay befitted through this holeand slot and thus 'lockfthe'yoke' 'to" oneof. the arms of the supporting base; Another" or an additional manner'oflocking is to'have a plurality of holes through =the*'post"and alignedholes through the "hub part of the yoke so that a padl'ock'maybe'se'cured to this hub part of the yoke and through the I 1 1 Myinvention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which,

Fig. lis a side elevation of 1 my holder;

Fig. '2' is" an end elevation taken in 'the direction of the arrow 20fFig.1? Fig. 3 is a viewtake'nin the direction of the-arrow 3 of Fig: 1;

' 'Fig. lis a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1 in the direction of thearrows; i

Fig. 5 ,is a section on the line 55 of Figs. 1 or 4L, in the directionof the arrows; Fig. 6 is an elevation of a slightly modified formofholder'f "Fig-"7 is a perspective view showing oarsmountedin'a-holder. I

Referring first to the construction of Figs. 1 through 5, thisillustrates a holder base 11 having two arms 12 "and"1 3 extendingoutwardly at'itsextremity and having a central p'ost 'li. This'jpostisillustrated ashaving a'squaredsection 15 a'nd 'a screw threaded end 16having an adjusting thumb nut 17 threaded thereon. The constructionforms recesses 18 of which there are two, to accommodate a pair of oars;"these recesses'bein between the posts and the lateral-arms? I- fdesired, the base may have a central cutout section 19 to decrea'setheweight and have screw holes 20 to attach the holderto a pp rtingstructure. I I

A yoke 21 is illustrated as having a hub section 22 in the center. Thishub section has a socket 23 formed therein, such socket being shaped toaccommodate the squared end of the post. A round opening 24 111 the hubsection accommodates the cylindrical and threaded portion of the post.The yoke or cross member is provided with lateral extensions 25 and 26.The extension 25 is illustrated as having a concave curve on the innerface to more readily accommodate oars; the section 26 also having asimilar curve and the outer end 27 overlaps the depending end 28 of thebase. In the illustrations a slot 29 is illustrated as formed in theextension of the depending end of the arm 13 and a hole 30 in theextension 26 of the'yoke 21. This permits a padlock to be securedthrough the hole in the slot and allows for adjustment to fit differentsized oars.

Another and an auxiliary manner of looking the oars is by having aplurality of holes or openings 31 and 32 in the post and these beingsuch. as to align with an opening in the hub of the yoke. In this mannerthe yoke may be adjusted on the stem so as to ring two of the openingsin alignment so that a bolt may be secured through such openings. Theouter portion of the post has screw threads as illustrated at 84 andthere is a coiled compression spring between the thumb nut 36 on thescrew threaded part of the post and the end of the hub 15. Thus thespring tends to thrust the yoke towards the base and thus if no lock isused the spring and yoke are able to hold oars or paddles. V

- In Fig. 6 I show an alternative construction in which the stem end 37of the post, instead of being screw threaded is indicated as beingcylindrical and is provided with a head 38 on the outer end; this headbeing a ring or washer-like device secured in place by a pin 39. Thespring 35 is positioned between this head and the hub part of the yoke.V

The manner of operation and functioning of my holder is as follows: Itwill be understood that by using securing screws through the holes 20,the base may be attached to a wall or partition, or if desired to aceiling or the underside of a deck of a boat. lVhen the device is in theposition indicated in full lines in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and G, oars or paddlesare held in the recess 1.8, fitting against the center post, a part ofthe base and the two lateral arms. The yoke holds the oars or paddles inposition and if desired may be locked either by using a padlockconnecting through the end of one of the arms and one end of the yoke,or else through the hub and holes in the post. However, if no lock isused the spring presses the yoke snugly against the articles held in theholder. When it is desired to release articles, the yoke may be pulledoutwardly on the post from the full line position of Fig. 1 to thedotted line position, then turned 90 degrees and allowed to return withthe squared part of the post fitting in the square socket of the yoke.This places the yoke at right angles to the base and in effect parallelto the ears or paddles and allows the ready removal of such articles.

The inserting of the oars is practically the reverse operation, thesebeing located in the recess of the base between the post and the arms,while the yoke is turned crosswise or at right angles to the base, thenthe yoke is pulled outwardly on the post, rotated a quarter turn andslipped on to the squared section of the post; this action beingfacilitated by the pressure of the compression spring, and this springwith the yoke retains the oars or paddles in position. The adjustablenut allows adjusting of the ten sion of the spring and thus differentdegrees of pressure can be exerted on the yoke in accordance with theweight of the oars or paddles to be held in the holder.

In the construction of Fig. ('3, the arrangement has been simplified ineliminating the screw threaded stem end of the post and having a fixedabutment head to engage the spring instead of the nut.

Various changes may be made in the principles of my invention withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof as set forth in the description,drawings and claims.

I claim:

1. A holder having a base with a post and a lateral arm, there being arecess between the arm and the post, a yoke slidably mounted on thepost, a spring on the post engaging the said yoke, the post and the yokehaving a non-circular portion to retain the yoke extending towards thearm or at a position at right angles thereto.

2. A holder having a base with a post and an arm, there being a recessbetween the post and the arm, a yoke slidably mounted on the post, aspring, an abutment for the spring on the end of the post, the springbearing against said abutment and the yoke, the yoke and the post havinga non-circular section to position the yoke with a portion thereofextending towards the arm or at right angles thereto, and means forattaching a lock to the yoke and to the said arm.

3. A holder as claimed in claim 2, the post having openings therethroughand the yoke also having openings to align therewith to allow fasteningof a lock through the said openings.

4:. A holder having a base with a center post and a pair of lateralarms, there being a curved recess between the arms and the post, a yokeslidably mounted on the post and having lateral extensions towards thesaid arms, an abutment structure on the end of the post, a spring coiledon the post and bearing against said abutment and the yoke, the yokebeing shiftable and rotatable in reference to the post to form a closurebetween the post and the arms over the said recess, one of the arms andextension of the yoke having openings for attachment of a lock and thepost having openings and the yoke also having openings to align with theopenings of the post for attaching the lock.

5. A holder having a base with a center post and lateral arms, therebeing a curved recess between the arms and the post, the post having aportion with a non-circular section, a yoke having a hub fitting on thesaid portion of the post having lateral extensions to extend towards thesaid arms, a spring mounted on the post and bearing against the saidhub, the hub having a noncircular section and being shiftablelongitudinally of'the post and rotatable at right angles to the line ofthe arms and the post to position the said yoke crosswise of the base.

6. A holder having a relatively narrow base with a center post andlateral arms, there being a recess between the arms and the post, a yokehaving a hub slidable on the post and lateral extensions towards thesaid arms, an adjusting nut threaded on the end of the post, acompression spring between the hub and the yoke, the post and the saidhub having a non-circular section to position the yoke substantiallyparallel to the base or at right angles thereto.

5 7. A holder having a relatively narrow base, a center post and two"lateral arms, there being a curved recess between the arms and thepost, a yoke having a hub, the post having a non-circular section withthe hub fitting on said section, the yoke being shiftable to disengagethe hubfrom said section and allow a replacement thereof at right anglesto the first position, one of the arms and part of the yoke havingopenings for attachment of a lock.

8. A holder as claimed in claim 7, the post having an adjusting nutthereon and a spring between the nut and the, hub.

9. A holder comprising a relatively narrow base having a center post andtwo lateral arms, a yoke having a center hub and lateral extensions, thepost having a noncircular section and the hub fitting thereon, the posthaving transverse openings, the hub having openings to align therewith,adapted for attachment of a lock, and means to rest the yoke towards thebase.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

G0 FRANK L. MATTHEWS.

